In this episode, we discuss the 2019 Almeida Theatre's production of Richard II starring Simon Russell Beale, which was broadcast to cinemas worldwide via …
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Ep. 24 & 25 Robert Lepage’s Coriolanus at the Stratford Festival
In this episode, we discuss the Stratford Festival's current modern dress production of Coriolanus directed by Robert Lepage. Québécois director and set …
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Ep. 23: Nicholas Hytner’s Julius Caesar starring Ben Whishaw
In this episode, we discuss the Bridge Theatre's 2018 production of Julius Caesar, which was broadcast to cinemas worldwide via NTLive. The production was …
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Ep. 21 & 22: Paapa Essiedu plays Hamlet at the RSC
In this episode, we discuss the Royal Shakespeare Company's first production of Hamlet (2016) to star a black actor, the great Paapa Essiedu, as the melancholy …
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Ep. 19 & 20: King Lear starring Jonathan Pryce Part 1 & 2
We are back from hiatus! In this episode, we discuss the Almeida Theatre's 2012 production of King Lear starring Jonathan Pryce and directed by Michael …
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Ep. 18: An interview with writer-director Matias Piñeiro on making Hermia & Helena
In this episode, we talk to Argentine director Matias Piñeiro about his latest film, Hermia & Helena, which is more inspired by than loosely based on A …